Glimpse 0.0.1-alpha

Glimpse is a social app with:

• Android client (Jetpack Compose)
• Backend API (Node.js + Express + PostgreSQL)
• Docker deployment
• Story archival to Google Drive (cron + manual-delete flow)

Project Structure

• Android/: mobile app
• backend/: API and story archival logic
• docker-compose.yml: API + DB stack
• nas-media/: local media storage (mounted into Docker)

Current Release

• Version: 0.0.1-alpha
• Android app name: Glimpse
• Default release API base URL: https://your-domain.com/api/v1/ (override this in your environment)

Documentation

• Server installation and production config:
  • docs/SERVER_SETUP.md
• Backend API details:
  • backend/README.md

Quick Start (Local with Docker)

1. Copy env template:
   • cp .env.example .env (Linux/macOS)
   • Copy-Item .env.example .env (PowerShell)
2. Start stack:
   • docker compose up -d --build
3. Health check:
   • http://localhost:1723/api/v1/health

Android API URL Overrides

Android/app/build.gradle.kts supports build-time overrides:

• DEBUG_API_BASE_URL
• RELEASE_API_BASE_URL

Example:

./gradlew :app:assembleRelease -PRELEASE_API_BASE_URL="https://your-domain.com/api/v1/"

Important Security Notes

• Do not commit real secrets:
  • .env
  • Google service account JSON
• backend/.gitignore already excludes credentials/*.json.